# Event Details - **Event Name**: Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Startups: What Actually Helps Founders? - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Learn practical AI tools for business and considerations for sustainable innovation.About this EventAI is rapidly changing how startups operate, but where does it truly create value for early-stage companies? This event brings together founders, entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovation ecosystem partners to explore how startups are using AI in practical, strategic, and responsible ways. The panel discussion will examine where AI genuinely helps founders save time and resources, how startups are integrating AI into day-to-day operations, and the broader ethical and sustainability considerations surrounding its rapid adoption.Networking to follow promptly after the panel. Keep the conversation going and connect with subject matter experts, fellow entrepreneurs, and UMass Lowell staff and faculty.PanelistsElissa Magnant, Associate Teaching Professor Management; Faculty Director Donahue Center for Business Ethics & Corporate Social ResponsibilityHicham Naciri, Senior Vice President; Director of Digital Innovation at Rockland TrustMing Shao, Associate Professor Miner School of Computer & Information ScienceLori Weeden, Associate Chair of Environmental Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department; Teaching Professor Environmental Earth and Atmospheric SciencesSusu Wong, Chief Connector & CEO at Tomo360, a Massachusetts based digital marketing agencyModeratorRichard Juknavorian, Director of the Rist Difference Maker InstituteProgram Schedule5:00 p.m. – Sign-in and Welcome5:30 p.m. - Panelist Introductions5:50 p.m. - Panel Discussion & Q&A7:00 p.m. - Networking8:00 p.m. - Event CloseFor more information please email: Tionge_Nakazwe@uml.edu.Disability AccommodationsWe value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. 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(Please note: Requests submitted with less than 72 hours' notice may not be reasonable to provide certain accommodations).Presented by the Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy at UMass Lowell.Sponsored by Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and Rockland Trust.Image Alternative Text: Casella LogoImage Alternative Text: Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Intellectual Property Law Logo https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/6cd626c0-6ea1-11f1-9142-23c31cc090e3-rimg-w1200-h458-dc000000-gmir.png Image Alternative Text: Mass Clean Energy Center Logo https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/6d0a2f10-6ea1-11f1-9142-23c31cc090e3-rimg-w1200-h507-dc000000-gmir.png Image Alternative Text: Rockland Trust Bank Where Each Relationship Matters Logo - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lowell/artificial-intelligence-ai-for-startups-what-actually-helps-founders/100001990431552354 - **Event Categories**: business, nonprofit, artificial-intelligence, science-fair, digital-marketing - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - door_time: 2026-06-23T20:55:00Z - Duration: 3 hours - Location: 201 Cabot Street - Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Lowell - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: 201 Cabot Street - Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy - **lat**: 42.6506097 - **long**: -71.3166803 - **full address**: 201 Cabot Street - Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy, 201 Cabot Street, Lowell, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Startups: What Actually Helps Founders? - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/3680dbad5a7ecd634697dcd158fccf0bffcf56645b92449adaee9e71890e29b9-rimg-w1200-h600-dc4b615d-gmir.jpg?v=1780234886 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Startups: What Actually Helps Founders? being held? - **A:** Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Startups: What Actually Helps Founders? takes place on Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm at 201 Cabot Street - Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy, 201 Cabot Street, Lowell, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Startups: What Actually Helps Founders?? - **A:** Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Startups: What Actually Helps Founders? is organized by RIST Institute for Sustainability and Energy. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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